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Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon Says We Don’t Need the Agency

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that President Trump intended to sign an executive order aimed at closing her department. The agency cannot be closed without approval from Congress.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that President Trump intended to sign an executive order aimed at closing her department.
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Why Do Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department?

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a powerful point of unity between the factions of his party.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

The Republican Party has called for the shuttering of the Education Department since it first opened its doors in 1980.
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